The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms.

Louisiana health authorities on Monday reported the first human death in the United States linked to bird flu, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions and that general risks to the public remained "low.

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)(AP) On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a ...

The first U.S. death from bird flu is raising new concerns about the H5N1 virus, and whether bird flu will become the next pandemic.

The variant circulating in America appears to be less lethal and could be triggering different responses from the immune system

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March ... been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized ...

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.

The U.S. has recorded its first death of a person infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. The patient was a resident of southwest Louisiana who was hospitalized last month

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.

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